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The International Institute of Welding was founded in 1948 by Welding Institutes and Associations in 13 Countries, with the goal "to allow exchange of knowledge in the field of welding”. Since then, welding technologies have developed, widened, and embraced allied technologies and related approaches. IIW followed this development and enlarged in membership, having now more than 50 members on the 5 continents, and considered a widened scope to include all welding processes as applied to metallic and polymeric materials, from the nano- to the full-scale, and approaching design, fabrication, repair and life extension, quality management and also covering training and certification. The science and technology excellence in research and industrial institutions constitute the IIW community of experts with over 2000 individuals, meeting at least twice every year to discuss research topics, construction and failure cases and to develop collaborative work in the form of books, ISO standards, recommendations, statements, training guidelines and other industrial tools.
The presentation will focus on the welding sector from the IIW's wide-angled view. Topics covered are updated regularly based on the latest discussions of the IIW Community and deliverables produced. |